1 (gen) daño (m); (visible, eg on car) desperfectos (m); (to building, area) daños plural
; (p) to do or cause damage to [+building] causar daños a; [+machine] causar desperfectos en; the bomb did a lot of damage la bomba causó muchos daños; not much damage was caused to the car el coche no sufrió grandes desperfectos
2 (to chances, reputation etc) perjuicio (m); daño (m) to do or cause damage to sth/sb causar perjuicio a algo/algn; perjudicar algo/a algn
Have you thought about the damage you may be causing him? ...the damage that was done to her children's education This has done considerable damage to our cause
the damage is done el daño ya está hecho
It's time to move on: the damage is done, there's no point dwelling on it Once the damage is done, even modern surgery can't undo it entirely
what's the damage? (cost) ¿cuánto va a ser?; ¿qué se debe?